Fence post



Jan. 24, J, R, FREE 1,895,186

FENCE POST Filed March 6. 1929 WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 24, 1933 UNTD STATES raalte JOHN ROBERT-FREE, OF LIMERICK, SASKATCHAEWANQCANADA FENCE ros'ru Application filed March 6, 1929.` Serial No. 344,804.V

This invention relates to improvements in fence posts for use in the erection of wire fences, the invention being particularly adapted for use where the wires are stretched and held thereon in single separate strands, such as the commonly used barbed wire, although the post is also well adapted for use to support woven wire fencing.

An object of the present invention is to l provide a fence post of the above type which will possess maximum durability and strength in proportion to the amount of material used in its construction, and at thessame time reduce to a minimum the amount of labor necessary inits manufacture. Y

Another object of the invention is to pro-` vide a post which is so constructed that no separate attaching means are required for connecting the line wires with the post, the connection between the line wires and post being such as not to interfere with the longitudinal movement ortightening of the wires. Another object of the'invention is toprovide means whereby the fence may be easily set up or removed whenever desired, together with means for securely holding the post in position.

Another obj ect of the invention is the provision of a tubular member or sockettoreceive the lower end of the post, t-he tubular member or socket being formed of a short length of commercial metal tubing having one of its ends closed to form a wedge-shaped point for entrance into the ground. y "With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illus` trated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing i Figure 1 is a sectional View illustrating the tubular member or socket in position to receive the post.

Figure 2 is a like view showing the post in position. Y Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the subject matter of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is adetail perspective view of the tubular member or socket.

for the post.

Figure 8 is a anchor- 1 Referring to the drawing in detail'wherein like characters of reference denote correplan viewv of the post and sponding parts, the reference character 10 0" Y indicates` a pair of spaced parallel barswhich are preferablythough not necessarily formed of a `single length of material bent intermediate its ends Yas shown at 11. The bars 10 are provided with longitudinally spaced @5f oppositely located openings l2 for thereception of fastening devices 13 and these fastening devices also pass through openings 14 provided in spacing blocks lwhich are vlocated between the bars 10.

`The blocks 15 are provided in their opposite edges with recesses 16 which receive the bars 10 and when the fastening devices 13 are passed through the bars and the blocks Y 15, the parts Ywill be held in assembled po- 'f5 sition. n Various fastening devices 18 may be employed, foreXample5 copper pins asshown in the drawing may beused, these pins providing eyes 17 The invention further includes elongated Soi tubular or socketed members `18 which are adaptedk for insertion in the groundand which removably receive the lower endsof the posts to hold the latter in upright position. The lowerends of the tubular members 855 18 are pressed together by any suitable means so as to provide wedge-shaped extremities 19 to facilitate the insertion of these meni bers in the ground. Themembers 18 may be provided with openings 2O for the reception'go.;

of a suitable toolor implement to assistinl removing the members from the ground when necessary or desired.

Any number of spacing blocks 15 may be v employed and the fence wires are passedy be- -'1 tween the bars 10 and are horizontally spaced by means of these blocks while thelatter also act to holdthebars in proper spaced relation. The posts are inserted within the tubular members 18 andthe rounded ends l11 100i of these posts assist in inserting the post ends Within these members.

As previously stated, the post may also act to support Woven Wire fencing which may be secured to the post in .any suitable mannen When using the posts in the erection of fencing along uneven ground, the posts eX- tending from the low ground should be suitably anchored to prevent them from leaving K Y the sockets. For thispurpose the invention provides an annularmember or hoop 21 Which is attached to the post by means vof guy Wires 22 and this annular member is heldin position upon the ground by means of stones or other suitable Weights 23. This construction is illustrated in Figure 7 of the vdrawing in which the fence Wires are indi-y Y cated at 24.

The invention is susceptible of vvarious changes Vin its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein lreserved'to make such changes as properly.

fall Withinthe scope of the appended claim.

Having; described the invention what is claimed is In a fence pos above ground and adapted to retain fence Wires, Vand a lower detachable sectionl to be driven inthe ground when detached from the upper section, said lower detachable section including' a short length of metallic tube having one end. closed to provide a Wedgeshaped point made by*r compressing toward each other opposite Wall of said tube to facilitate driving" of the tube in the gro-und and providing Within the tube at the lower end Y thereof a'res'tricted seat, said upper section including parallel "portions connectedV at their lower ends by a .rounded bottom portion to rest against the restricted' seatvvhereby theA upper section ris supported.

- yIn testimony whereof I aiix my signature.'` JOHN ROBERT FREE.

t, an upper section located i 

